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The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871-1918) and the inter-war Reichsmarine (1919-1935) of the Weimar Republic. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches, along with the Heer (Army) and the Luftwaffe (Air Force), of the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of National Socialist / Nazi Germany (1933-1945).

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was established in 1920 as the Canadian Air Force, and was granted the title Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924. It was amalgamated with the other two fighting services in 1968 under the Unification Act. At the time, the Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Air Arm was absorbed into the air element of the Canadian Forces. In 2011, the traditional title Royal Canadian Air Force was restored to describe the air element of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Royal Naval Academy was an institution that prepared young men for careers as naval officers. It was reconstituted in 1806 as the Royal Naval College. However, the academy and college did not become the preferred path for preparation of potential officers as the system of recruiting young men to go directly to sea as midshipmen remained the preferred entry stream. The Naval College was closed in 1837.

A public university located on site of Hatley Castle, the estate built west of Esquimalt by James Dunsmuir in the early in 20th century. The property was acquired by the Canadian government in 1940 and became a training establishment to train officers for the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve and subsequently the Royal Canadian Navy College to train officers for the permanent force. After WWII, it initially became a college to give naval and air force officers academic training and subsequently a tri-service college. It ceased being a military college in 1995 and is now a public university.

Three Canadian naval vessels have been named Grilse. The former American yacht Winchester converted to a torpedo boat/destroyer that served on Atlantic coast from 1915 to 1918; the former German war prize training yacht Dontaff that subsequently became yacht Goldcrest; and the former American Barbel class submarine USS Burrfish that served as HMCS Grilse on the Pacific coast from 1961 1969.